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Dior Couture Fall 2020 Collection "Saviour Fairy".

Maria Grazia Chiuri made a concept for this season inspired by Theatre de la Mode from 1945, when French designers after the devastation of World War II, facing shortage in supply of materials made miniature sized manikins. Regardless of their size miniature dresses were made with such carefull details. Doll sized purses were even fillied with miniature wallets and compact powders.

Exhibition of 60 Parisian Cotourist, presented at Louvre, become such a hit. Adorable miniature designs traveled the world rising funds for french souliers survivors of war.

Behind the scenes shots from newest Dior Collection show the process of making miniature looks. Each item is extraordinary detailed , some took up to 250 hours to make!!

There's no coincidence between parallels of two crisis. In post war 1945, designers faced lots of logistics problems like shortage of materials, shipping problems...and poverty. Lots of potential clients either experienced great losses or wanted to hold on to their money. After horrors of war why spend on luxurious costume made dresses, right? Unless they look like dolls and it is for good cause. And that's how clever Parisian Cotourist survived.

"Makeover Madness" by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia August 2009 starring Linda Evangelista.